Financial risk protection of Thailand's universal health coverage: results from series of national household surveys between 1996 and 2015

• Main Authors: Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Author), Kanjana Tisayaticom (Author), Rapeepong Suphanchaimat (Author), Vuthiphan Vongmongkol (Author), Shaheda Viriyathorn (Author), Supon Limwattananon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thailand, an upper-middle income country, has demonstrated exemplary outcomes of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The country achieved full population coverage and a high level of financial risk protection since 2002, through implementing three public health insurance schemes. UH...